I will start with the first question.
Is your name written in the Lamb's book of life?
I believe and the bible supports this belief that every person that is ever born already has their name written down in the Lamb's book of life. (See next section on when was your name written down for references on this)
As you grow and mature if you accept Jesus Christ into your heart as Lord and Savior, then rest assured that your name will stay written down.
In Luke, Chapter 10 the Lord chose 70 men and sent them out to minister to others, to heal the sick and teach others about the gospel of Christ. When the 70 returned to him they were rejoicing because even the devils were subject unto them through the power of his name. Little did they know that they had greater things to be rejoicing over.
In Luke 10:20 he told them this.
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
We too have much to rejoice over. If you are a born again Christian, then you should be rejoicing because your name is written down in heaven. When he opens the book, he will see your name written there! That is truly something worth rejoicing over!
Now let me move on to the next question.
When was your name written down?
I have ask several people this question and have gotten the same answer every time I ask it. Invariably the answer will be, when I got saved, but is that what God's word teaches us. I went to the source of the truth for my answer. The bible is the inspired word of God and it's there that I seek answers to all my questions. The bible teaches me that our names were written down before the foundations of the world!! Think about it, God knew your name before the world began! That is something to rejoice about!II Timothy 1: 8-9 teaches us this.
8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Ephesians 1: 3-4 teaches us this.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Revelations 17:8 teaches us this.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
There are many scriptures in the bible that teach us about the book of life. God wrote our names there before the foundation of the world. He looked ahead in time and knew your name! He is worthy to be praised.
This brings me to my final question.
Can your name be blotted out of the book?
The answer is YES it can. It was never in God's plan for man to have his name blotted out. Hell was not created for man, it was created for the devil and his angels, but God gave man free will and we make the decision to sin against God and cause our name to be blotted out of his book. Moses walked and talked with God. He loved the children of Israel so much that he was willing to have his own name blotted out of the book of life in order to save them.Exodus 32: 31-34 teaches us this.
31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
33 And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
This teaches us that every person will answer to God for their own sin. It is up to each one of us if our names stay written down or get blotted out. In the end, during the great judgment day of the Lord, his books will be opened and those that were not worthy of the first resurrection will all be judged according to their own works.
Revelations 20:4-6 teaches us this.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Revelations 20:12-15 teaches us this.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Author: Kathy Wellman
Reference: King James Bible
